🥬🍑 Chicken & Grilled Peach Summer Salad with Green Goddess Dressing
Have you ever tried chicken and peach together? The sweet, juicy peaches paired with tender chicken create the perfect sweet and savory summer combo. This fresh, vibrant salad is light, healthy, and packed with flavor — plus it gives you 3 of your 5-a-day!
Perfect for lunch, meal prep, or a quick summer dinner.
🥗 Serves: 2
🍗 Ingredients:
• 400g chicken mini fillets
• 1 tin peaches in juice (drained)
• 1 red onion (thinly sliced)
• 1/2 bag mixed leaf salad
• 1/2 bag baby spinach leaves
• 2 wholemeal pitta breads
• Optional: handful of pine nuts
🥣 Green Goddess Dressing:
Blend together:
• 1 small garlic clove
• 1/2 avocado OR 2 tbsp zero-fat Greek yoghurt
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Handful fresh basil
• Handful fresh parsley
• Handful fresh chives
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3 tbsp water (adjust for desired consistency)
• Black pepper to taste
Blend until smooth and creamy.
👩🍳 Method:
1️⃣ Grill or pan-cook the chicken until golden and fully cooked through.
2️⃣ Lightly grill the drained peaches for extra caramelized flavor.
3️⃣ In a large bowl, combine mixed leaves, spinach, and red onion.
4️⃣ Slice the chicken and peaches, then layer over the salad.
5️⃣ Drizzle generously with the Green Goddess dressing.
6️⃣ Sprinkle with pine nuts (optional).
7️⃣ Serve with warm wholemeal pitta breads on the side.
✨ Why you’ll love it:
✔️ High-protein
✔️ Fresh & summery
✔️ Sweet & savory combo
✔️ Perfect for healthy eating
✔️ Great for meal prep